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Has Oregon's unemployment rate been higher than the national average for 17 years? PolitiFact Oregon

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Republican gubernatorial challenger Rep. Dennis Richardson, left, claimed in a recent debate that Oregon's unemployment rate has remained above the national average since 1997. Is he right? PolitiFact Oregon checked.
( The Oregonian)